United States v. Leathers

HILLVER, District Judge.

This is a criminal case, in which the indictment charges the defendant with attempting to reside as a trader, and to introduce goods, and to trade in the Indian country, without a license, in violation of section 2133 of the Revised Statutes, and also with introducing liquor into the Indian country, contrary to section 2139. The indictment alleges this Indian country to be the Pyramid Lake Indian reservation.

Special issues of fact were by agreement of parties submitted to the jury, and the United States attorney now moves for judgment on the facts found by the jury.…